Cayley Glacier

Cayley Glacier
Location of Cayley Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	64°20′00″S 60°58′00″W / 64.33333°S 60.96667°W / -64.33333; -60.96667
Thickness	unknown
Highest elevation	680 m (2,231 ft)
Terminus	Brialmont Cove
Status	unknown

Cayley Glacier (

64°20′S 60°58′W / 64.333°S 60.967°W / -64.333; -60.967Coordinates: 64°20′S 60°58′W / 64.333°S 60.967°W / -64.333; -60.967) is a glacier flowing northwest into the south side of Brialmont Cove, on the west coast of Graham Land.

History[]

Cayley Glacier was photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956–57 and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Sir George Cayley, English engineer, the "father of aeronautica," who first defined the main principles of mechanical flight, 1796–1857, and also designed the first caterpillar tractor in 1826.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

External links[]

• Cayley Glacier on USGS website
• Cayley Glacier on SCAR website
• Cayley Glacier Satellite image
• Cayley Glacier area map
• Cayley Glacier on YouTube

References[]

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Cayley Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)